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canning

[kan-ing] / ˈkæn ɪŋ /


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The Kiribati government says it is expanding the country's own tuna processing and canning facilities rather than just selling licences to foreign ships.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Although these parasites had been killed during the canning process and would not harm consumers, they hold valuable scientific information.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Short remembered how Beckstrom loved cooking, baking and gardening, canning hot peppers, and eating deviled eggs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

Like many canners, Dash relies on canning to make ends meet, but it is not his only income.

From Slate • Nov. 27, 2024

Only her grandmother was in the kitchen, sitting with a cup of tea at the table, while two canning pots rattled on the stove.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt




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